Further adventures in the wilderness including fish, blueberries, mosquitoes and more mushrooms.

I recently came back from a short stay in the Boundary Waters where I brought the camera along.  This week and the next show my adventures of fishing and foraging in the greatest of Minnesota landscapes. 

I spread the extended video out over two weeks because I think the Boundary Waters deserves that time.  As I just moved back to Minnesota a year and half ago, this was only my second trip (of what I hope becomes a yearly expedition) to this great wilderness area. Hopefully, my future visits wont be mired by sulphate mining.

When thinking of topics to cover next, I realized that I hadn't done anything on grass-fed beef.  This method of rearing animals is one of the cornerstones of the sustainable food movement .  It's also one of the most highly contentious issues. 

I myself am constantly in debate about whether meat should play a part in the future of eating at all.  What I do know is that when reared properly, a cow can actually give back to the earth rather than take away from it.  This method takes more land and is more expensive, but the era of cheap meat at every meal needs to end.  I will stop with my opinions and let Tod Churchill, owner and founder of Thousand Hills Cattle Company, explain the intrecacies of raising cows on grass.

Community Gardens are a central part of summertime, a transformative and delicious way of using empty space.  This episode tells the story of a particularly wonderful and unique garden in North Minneapolis where Harriet Oyera of Uganda and Redeemer Center lead the vegetables growth.

I don't know how the weather is where you are, but in Minnesota it's hot... it's so hot that I was thinking longingly for the coming cold.  That cold got me looking through some of my old footage.  Back when I started The Perennial Plate I went Deer Hunting with the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association on a very cold day.  I'll be going on a more successful trip this fall, but for now, I hope this weeks episode helps cool off your summer and inspires you to enjoy the rest of it.

WARNING: Contains Adult language, which in no way represents the opinons of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association.